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Looking back at the house from the end of the pier you can see the forest behind it and the degree of privacy it affords. This degree of pivacy is practically unheard of in an urban environment. Yet it is just minutes from the village on Mercer Island and a 20 minute commute to Seattle or Bellevue.

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$The main home, now shrouded in grape arbor,can be rebuilt or restored and enlarged to a total of 5500 square feet. As it stands it has 6 bedrooms and 3 baths, a modest kitchen and a great room in the tradition of mid-century architecture. Rolling lawn and well tended gardens bring to mind lazy days with a good book, picnics, a game of croquet or badminton. This is a piece of the past when homes on Mercer Island offered a respite from the Seattle\'s busy pace.$

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$Looking South across the lawn toward the caretakers\' cottage. The Lake is on your right.$

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$The original homesteaders\' cottage is occupied by caretakers for Deerwood. It may be the oldest structure on Mercer Island, dating back to the early 1900\'s. two bedrooms, a 3/4 bath, living room and kitchen make a cozy refuge. This structure may be rebuilt to a total of 1200 square feet.$

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$The property, 4.25 acres, has been placed in a conservation easement to protect it in it\'s natural state for eternity. The new owners will value that promise as well as cherishing the privacy it affords.The land can be husbanded to clear the understory, promote native species and maintain a healthy second growth forest. It is unique in the peace it offers and the preservation of flora and fauna in a world where natural landscpe is vanishing at an astonishing rate.$

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$In the NE corner of this property at the end of 84th Ave. SE you will find this vintage caboose. It has been completely renovated with 3/4 bath and a small kitchen, heat and a full wall of windows looking into the woods. It is currently in use as a studio rental and for the new owners of this property it can be used creatively. The caboose has it\'s own address at 5064 84th SE.$